Chapter 227 - Aunty Ruan Is an Honest Person (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Save the act, Song Yu! I can’t see through the phone, so you can say anything you want!” Mu Sisi said while clenching her jaws together.
“It’s me, Qi Chengzhi,” Qi Chengzhi said coldly.
“Brother Chengzhi!” Mu Sisi was shocked. She realized Qi Chengzhi had heard what she said just then. Who knew Song Yu was such a shrew in front of Qi Chengzhi.
“Brother Chengzhi, you heard what Song Yu said just now. She accused and degraded me with such horrible words like a shrew. You’re lucky it was me—I know you well so I won’t stoop to her level. But if she’s giving others this type of attitude, she could attract many enemies for you. People would think that Qi Chengzhi married a wife of this quality, the daughter-in-law of the Qi family was of this class, you …”
Qi Chengzhi hung up the phone. Other than the introduction he gave just now, he said nothing else to Mu Sisi.
Mu Sisi was shocked and took a while to realize what had happened. Qi Chengzhi hung up on her.
Mu Sisi did not expect that Qi Chengzhi would not scold Song Yu despite her attitude.
“Ah!” She grabbed the pencil holder on the table and threw it, the pens inside scattered all over the floor.
It was not enough for her. She continued to throw things until one nail of hers began to hurt. Mu Sisi lifted her hand to see the petal decoration on her middle fingernail was broken.
“Everything is against me! Nothing is going well!” Mu Sisi angrily stared at her imperfect nail and wanted to pull it off, but to no avail.
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Qi Chengzhi returned the phone to Mu Huaisheng. Mu Huaisheng said, “We’re indebted to Miss Ruan over this matter. I guarantee that this won’t affect Miss Ruan’s future.”
Mu Huaisheng looked over at Ruan Danchen and apologized, saying, “Miss Ruan, I’m really sorry.”
Ruan Danchen remained silent. She wanted to reply sarcastically, but she still had to work with Mu Huaisheng. She could not release her frustrations—she could not say anything.
Mu Huaisheng got awkward and felt guilt in his heart. He said softly, “Nothing will happen to Miss Ruan. I’ll make a move now.”
Song Yu stood up and did not attempt to ask him to stay. After walking him to the door, she said, “Master Mu, I know you’re good friends with Chengzhi, but you can’t use that relationship to make us give way time after time. No matter how much we do that, we have a limit. Don’t use the fact that you’re friends with Chengzhi to make him feel uncomfortable between you and me! Letting Mu Sisi become greedy time after time and bully us.”
“I know.” Mu Huaisheng said seriously. He was afraid that if incidents like these continued, his friendship with Qi Chengzhi would end.
“Drive carefully,” Song Yu said.
After Mu Huaisheng left, Qi Chengzhi called Lawyer Song on his phone and said while walking towards the study, “Lawyer Song, start preparing—”
Qi Chengzhi opened the door to the study and closed it behind him. “Cheng Dongge should be nearly done with preparing the evidence, you give him a call and gather the evidence together—charge Mu Sisi.”
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“Stay here for dinner tonight.” It was just Song Yu and Ruan Danchen in the living hall. “I’m really sorry,” said Song Yu, “this whole thing happened because of me. I dragged you down.”
“Don’t say that. You couldn’t have expected Mu Sisi to be this unreasonable.” Ruan Danchen exhaled deeply and said, “We just don’t know what Mu Huaisheng is doing to settle the matter.”
“Whatever it is, don’t worry about it. Even if Chengshi doesn’t keep you, there’s Qilin, isn’t there? Qilin has so many projects, hotels, service apartments, theme parks. Won’t they need your expertise? After a few years of proving yourself, people will forget what happened today,” Song Yu assured her. Even though she was stern with Mu Huaisheng just now, Mu Huaisheng would not prioritize this problem if she did not point it out. It would happen again and again to no end.
Truth be told, with Qilin as a backup, she did not worry much. Ruan Danchen had no reason to fear.
The doorbell rang at this moment. Song Yu asked Ruan Danchen to sit while she went to open the door.
She found Qi Chenglin and Qi Youxuan standing at the door—Qi Chenglin was holding Qi Youxuan’s little duck bag and smiling at her. Qi Youxuan touched his hair with his small hand and said, “Aunty, did you notice any changes about me?”
“Ah, Youxuan how did you become more good-looking? How could you become more handsome day by day?” Song Yu said while laughing. She let them in immediately and brought out sandals for them to change into. She purposely bought a pair of children’s sandals for Qi Youxuan in case of emergencies. Qi Youxuan could come here anytime. “Your new hairstyle looks good.”
Qi Youxuan took off his sneakers and changed into the sandals. With his round gut, he said shyly, “Aunty, you have such good taste.”
Song Yu did not dare to touch his hair like she used to, as she was afraid of messing up his hairstyle. She pinched his chin softly instead.
Qi Youxuan ran into the living hall and found Ruan Danchen. He shouted in excitement, “Aunty Ruan!”
Ruan Danchen watched him run towards her in shock—he ran around the coffee table. Ruan Danchen shielded him as she was afraid that he would run into the corners of the table. Qi Youxuan came over, climbed up the sofa, and shook his thick and short legs. His sandals slipped off his feet, and ‘Bang!’ it dropped onto the ground.
“Look, aren’t I better looking in person than in photos?” Qi Youxuan teased his short and gelled hair.
His act reminded Ruan Danchen of Kazuhiko Hanawa.
“Yes, way better looking than in photos,” Ruan Danchen laughed and replied in earnest.
“Aunty Ruan, did you come to chat with Aunty?” Qi Youxuan was satisfied with the answer he received and asked with his fat cheeks. He also grabbed a grape from the plate and put it in his mouth.
Ruan Danchen was about to answer when Qi Chenglin walked in with Qi Youxuan’s little duck bag. He looked over at Ruan Danchen.
Ruan Danchen was stressed by Qi Chenglin’s stare. She forcefully greeted, “Master Lin.”
“Why didn’t you reply to my text?” Qi Chenglin sat across them and asked.
“Huh? You texted me?” Ruan Danchen dug out her phone from her bag immediately. It was just a photo of Qi Youxuan. She looked up and said innocently, “There’s nothing.”
“You didn’t see Youxuan’s photo?” Qi Chenglin moved his chin.
“Yes I saw it, so—” Ruan Danchen went silent suddenly. She blinked and said, “This was the text you’re talking about?”
“What else could it be, me chatting with you over text?” Qi Chenglin said sarcastically. “Why didn’t you reply to the photo? I thought you didn’t receive it.”
“Master Lin, can you not be so sarcastic? I’m not thinking about chatting with you either,” Ruan Danchen said while pursing her lips. She put her phone back in her bag and added, “Didn’t Youxuan call me right after I saw the photo? I told Youxuan I saw it, so I didn’t reply to your text.”
“Are you equating him to me? Calling you was his call, texting you was my text. Since I texted you, you should reply to me as basic decency,” Qi Chenglin squeezed his eyes and said.
Ruan Danchen felt something in her chest. She was speechless after what Qi Chenglin said.
“Why are you here?” Qi Chengzhi asked after finishing his call in the study. He was still holding onto his phone when he saw Qi Chenglin and Qi Youxuan in the living hall.
“Youxuan wanted to come over,” Qi Chenglin briefly explained.
Qi Chengzhi scoffed, lifted his brow, and asked with half a smile, “Since when you listen to him?”
Ruan Danchen looked at the family in the room. She felt uncomfortable being the only outsider.
Although she was reluctant of leaving Qi Youxuan, she looked at Qi Youxuan before standing up and said, “I think it’s time for me to leave.”
“Why are you leaving? Didn’t I ask you to have dinner here before you go? Since you’re all here, I’m cooking tonight. None of you are leaving,” Song Yu walked over and pulled her to sit down.
“Right, why don’t you call Cheng Dongge and Chengyue over as well,” Song Yu turned around and told Qi Chengzhi.
Qi Chengzhi nodded. He went to call Qi Chengyue without Song Yu asking twice.
Ruan Danchen could not leave after being held back by Song Yu. Qi Youxuan sat down while leaning against her, and Song Yu watched them. Qi Youxuan was usually stuck to her, calling her Aunty for all kinds of things, but he was stuck to Ruan Danchen at this moment.
Truth be told, they barely met each other before this. It was a wonder why Qi Youxuan liked Ruan Danchen that much.
After Qi Chengyue and Cheng Dongge arrived, Qi Chengyue echoed Song Yu’s thoughts as she said, “He did not care about me when he met Muran before this, now that he met Ruan Danchen, he’s still ignoring me. I was never on his list despite being his aunt.”
Aunt Yong gathered the necessary ingredients for dinner and waited for Song Yu to prepare them. Ruan Danchen and Qi Chengyue went to the kitchen to help out. Qi Chengyue said she did not know how to cook, so she was helping out while learning.